HR6296

HR6296 is a giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6296 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR6296 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR6296:

Color of HR6296 ⬤

Magnitude of HR6296 6.19

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR6296 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR6296

HR6296 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR6296 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 57m 26s

Declination J2000 -10° 57’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 9°

Galactic Latitude 19.28°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR6296 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR6296.

Visibility of HR6296 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR6296 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.0° RISE 0:30

Max altitude: 27.6° TRANSIT 5:36

Azimuth: 259.0° SET 10:38

RIGHT NOW HR6296 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR6296

The image below is a photograph of HR6296 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR6296 is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.081 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR6296. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6296 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR6296 from the Sun and relative movement

HR6296 is distant 250.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 103 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.92 pc

Distance (light year) 250.77 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -103 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.081 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR6296

HR6296 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.76

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature of HR6296 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6296 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6296. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR6296

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153021

SAO Catalogue SAO160186

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82979

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 4417

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